In this extended episode, first airing August 1, 2013, Bjorn and Bill convene a virtual roundtable of DMV filmmakers — Francis Abbey, Ron Newcomb, Lonnie Martin and Richard Cutting — to discuss the current (and future) of crowdfunding as it pertains to independent production financing.
Podcast Chapters
- Introduction (0:00)
- Muse of the Moment (3:33)
- Calendar Spotlight (15:21)
- Filmmaker Roundtable: Crowdfunding (18:07)
- Conclusion (1:34:44)
Show Notes
Below are links to external sites and/or supporting material referenced in this episode.
Introduction
- “Behind the Scenes with Tohubohu” (video podcast episode page)
- The 48 Hour Film Project (official site)
Muse of the Moment
- Space opera (Wikipedia page)
- Iain Banks (Wikipedia page)
- Culture series (Wikipedia page)
- The Player of Games (Wikipedia page)
- Star Trek Into Darkness (IMDb page)
- Sherlock (IMDb page)
- Benedict Cumberbatch (IMDb page)
- Basil Rathbone (IMDb page)
- Hannibal (IMDb page)
- Red Dragon (novel) (Wikipedia page)
- Mads Mikkelsen (IMDb page)
- Anthony Hopkins (IMDb page)
- The Silence of the Lambs (movie) (IMDb page)
- Timur Bekmambetov (IMDb page)
- Tin Man (IMDb page)
- Jeremy Brett (IMDb page)
- Before Watchmen (Wikipedia page)
- Alan Moore (Wikipedia page)
Calendar Spotlight
- “The Writer’s Dilemma (Tohubohu page)
- World Music and Independent Film Festival (official site)
- DC Shorts (official site)
- “Wishful Thinking” (YouTube page)
- DC Shorts Online Film Festival (official site)
Filmmaker Roundtable: Crowdfunding
- Francis Abbey (IMDb page)
- The Broken Continent (official site)
- Ciscovaras.com (official site)
- Ron Newcomb (IMDb page)
- The Fellows Hip: Rise of the Gamers (official site)
- Made in the USA: The 30 Day Journey (official site)
- Reclaiming the Blade (official site)
- Lonnie Martin (IMDb page)
- Lonnie Martin (official site)
- Richard Cutting (IMDb page)
- Milgram and the Fastwalkers (official site)
- Milgram and the Fastwalkers (Facebook page)
- Milgram and the Fastwalkers (YouTube page)
- Boxing Day (official site)
- Indiegogo (official site)
- Kickstarter (official site)
- The Broken Continent (first Kickstarter campaign site)
- The Broken Continent (second Kickstarter campaign site)
- The Fellows Hip: Rise of the Gamers (Indiegogo campaign site)
- Angel investor (Wikipedia page)
- Made in the USA: The 30 Day Journey (Indiegogo campaign site)
- Reclaiming the Blade: Sons of Fire (Kickstarter campaign site)
- Daniel McNicoll (official site)
Filmmaker Roundtable: Crowdfunding(continued)
- “The Matchmaker” (Indiegogo campaign site)
- Milgram and the Fastwalkers (Indiegogo campaign site)
- “The Reason Kickstarter Is a Game Changer? Donating is Better than Investing When It Comes to the Arts” (Dan Mirvish IndieWire article)
- The Blair Witch Project (IMDb page)
- Clerks. (IMDb page)
- “Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites For Fundraising” (Chance Barnett Forbes article)
- Orange Juice in Bishop’s Garden (official site)
- Anacostia (YouTube page)
- Milgram and the Fastwalkers (KoldCast site)
- The Veronica Mars Movie Project (Rob Thomas Kickstarter campaign site)
- Wish I Was Here (Zach Braff Kickstarter campaign site)
- The Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint (Spike Lee Kickstarter campaign site)
- Official Rejection (official site)
- “Kickstart This Party” (Paul Osborne Just Shut Up & Shoot blog entry)
- Darci’s Walk of Shame (Melissa Joan Hart Kickstarter campaign site)
- “Cannes: Zach Braff’s Kickstarter Film Lands Full Financing” (The Hollywood Reporter article)
- JourneyQuest (official site)
- Zombie Orpheus (official site)
- The Gamers: Hands of Fate (Kickstarter campaign site)
- Chill (official site)
- Palo Alto Stories (James Franco Indiegogo campaign site)
- The Canyons (Paul Schrader Kickstarter campaign site)
- “Paul Schrader’s Crowd-Funded ‘The Canyons’ to Launch at Venice Film Fest” (The Hollywood Reporter article)
- “Steven Spielberg Predicts ‘Implosion’ of Film Industry” (The Hollywood Reporter article)
- Scriptnotes (John August/Craig Mazin podcast site)
- Iron Sky (IMDb page)
- Iron Sky: The Coming Race (Indiegogo campaign site)
- Between Us (Dan Mirvish film IMDb page)
- Roy Cox Photography (official site)
- Of Dice and Men (official site)
- The Fellows Hip: Rise of the Gamers (MyMiddleEarth site)
- Reclaiming the Blade (MyMiddleEarth site)
- The Last of the Manson Girls (Facebook page)
Feedback
- iTunes Store podcast page (for ratings/comments)
Additional Credits